Huzzah, it's Cinco de Mark (oh, and Military Appreciation Day as well)

Guest blogger Mark Raymond of Swartz Creek chimes in several times a week. Here's his latest:

It's a good day for the number 5. Not only is it an important date for Hispanics
(Cinco de Mayo), but today's issue is also the 500th posting over at my blog
(http://mrhumornet.blogspot.com).

My wife would like me to remind you that May is Military Appreciation Month. (Our
niece served two tours of duty in Iraq.)

Websites:

A Million Thanks (http://amillionthanks.org/).

Donate a phone card, care package, or gift card through the USO
(http://tinyurl.com/ct5x5s).

The official Department of Defense support page is
http://www.ourmilitary.mil/index.aspx.

You could also stop by Karen Gulino's website. Karen would drive by an air yard
everyday where $26 million military aircraft were being scrapped. She eventually
began to buy scrap metal from old fighters and bombers, creating dog tags in support
of peace. A portion of each one sold goes to support Fisher House, which provides
housing for families of wounded soldiers while they receive treatment.
(http://www.deploypeace.com/)

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An inexperienced Army medic was stationed at a remote base in the South Pacific. One
day he was puzzled about the treatment for one of his patients, so he radioed the
mainland.

"I have a case of beriberi. What shall I do?"

The doctor on call was in a glib mood and radioed back, "Give it to the Marines.
They'll drink anything."

[Net 153s Smile A Day]

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WORDS for YOUR WEEK: "The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any
problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations." (David
Friedman)